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[dogeared]

Eeeeee, I just used some of my Amazon gift certificate (YAY THANK YOU) to order the chapbook of Elizabeth Alexander's Inaugural poem.

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[aesc]

In today’s sharp sparkle, this winter air,
any thing can be made, any sentence begun.
On the brink, on the brim, on the cusp,

praise song for walking forward in that light.

Oh I just get shivers at the last verse and line. The whole poem, really, but those especially ♥

[dogeared]

eeeeeeee, me too, me too-it's so beautiful!!

[hilarytamar]

Oh, that looks gorgeous. (And ooo--it looks like Penguin's got a hardbound copy of Obama's speech due out too. I'd been wondering where to find one--thanks for the prompt.)

[dogeared]

Ooooo, that Penguin collection looks fantastic!

[hilarytamar]

I'd love to have a copy of the Election Night speech too--if you happen to run across one, would you mind dropping a comment here?

And I hadn't realized you were actually there! That must have been awesome, quite literally. \o/\o/\o/

[duffy_99]

My God, I thought that poem was *amazing*. I got chills while she was reading it.

[dogeared]

It's so powerful!! I keep reading and re-reading it.

[lilyfarfalla]

So amazing that you were there! And that poem is so perfect.

A woman and her son wait for the bus. = Yes yes yes.

[dogeared]

Yes, exactly! Yes.

[crysothemis]

Oh, I loved that poem! Particularly this line: love with no need to pre-empt grievance. Because, wow, the layers of meaning in that. Just, wow.

It's so cool that you were there.

[dogeared]

I loved it too, so much!!